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Pakistan Coast Guard (Urdu: پاک ساحلی
فوج) (PCG), formerly called the Maritime Security
Agency and was originally part of the Pakistan Army. The
2,500-strong Pakistan Coast Guard, headquartered in Karachi, is
responsible for maritime law, and maintenance of seamarks, border
control, anti-smuggling operations, and other services. It was made
independent in 1994. It has also upgraded its facilities and fleet
to counter the threat of smugglers and terrorists. The PCG has a fleet of 23 small
craft, but the exact number of personnel assigned to the PCG
remains classified.

The battalions are each subdivided into 3-4 companies (commanded
by majors/captains seconded from the Army).

Marine
Company

The Marine Company is a PCG unit based at Karachi, commanded by
a lieutenant commander, seconded from the Navy.

Animal
Transport Company

AT Coy is based in Korangi with a Training Wing and is
responsible for maintaining horses, camels
and cattle for use in the
field, as well as a dog section. It
is commanded by a seconded captain from the Remount, Veterinary and
Farm Corps (RV&FC) of the Army.

Roles of
PCG

Anti-smuggling

To keep a check on smugglers and stop their activities of
smuggling (inbound as well as outbound) through the sea routes. PCG
Battalions have special check posts all along the coastal belt and
also pickets the threatened areas randomly. In addition, The
Intelligence Wing has a network of agents and informers and
establish pickets in consultation with Commandants of the PCG
Battalions when a potential smuggling activity is reported to take
place. PCG has been equipped with modern communication and
surveillance equipment; including radars, to perform this task.

Human
Trafficking

The Pakistan Coast Guard has in recent years, undertaken greater
operations against human smuggler networks operating in the coastal
waters, notably from India, Bangladesh and South East Asia. The
Government and Coast Guard of Pakistan have been under immense
pressure to apprehend and dismantle the human trafficking network
which have allowed illegal migrants and in many cases Indian spies,
into Pakistan's port cities such as Karachi, and conduct terrorist acts such as
bombings, industrial sabotage and stoking ethnic tension. The Coast
Guard has seen recent successes in combating this issue.

Pakistan Coast Guard (Urdu: پاک ساحلی فوج) (PCG), is responsible for the law at sea, maintenance of seamarks, border control, and other services. It was recently made independent from the army. It has also upgraded its facilities and fleet to counter the threat of smugglers and terrorists. The PCG has a fleet of 23 small craft but the exact number of personnel assigned to the PCG remains a secret.